rungs

Noun

rung (plural rungs)

1. A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.

   Synonyms:

   spoke

2. A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
   • One of its arms was a disabled flail which used to be wielded by Goodman Rigby, before his spouse worried him out of this troublesome world; the other, if I mistake not, was composed of the pudding stick and a broken rung of a chair, tied loosely together at the elbow.1854, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Feathertop: a Moralized Legend”, in Mosses from an Old Manse
3. (figuratively) A position in a hierarchy.
   • the lowest rung of the society

   Synonyms:

   echelon

4. (dated) A floor timber in a ship.
5. (dated) One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
6. (dated) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.

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